Dominique McElligott (born 5 March 1986) is an Irish semi-retired actress. She has appeared as a series regular on Raw (2008), Hell on Wheels (2011–2012), The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), House of Cards (2016–2017), and The Last Tycoon (2016), portraying Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve in the superhero series The Boys (2019–2022) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022).
Early life and education McElligott grew up in Dublin and began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of University College Dublin.
Career McElligott's first role was in the 2001 RTÉ television series On Home Ground, which was set in a rural Gaelic football club, alongside Sean McGinley and Amy Huberman. She starred in Moon (2009) and the RTÉ series Raw before leaving to film Leap Year (2010). In 2011, she appeared in the movie The Guard. From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the AMC series Hell on Wheels. In 2015, she starred in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club. In 2016, McElligott played Hannah Conway, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, in the fourth and fifth season of the Netflix show House of Cards. She played Queen Maeve on Amazon Prime Video's original series The Boys, which is based on the comic book series of the same name. In a 2026 interview, series creator Eric Kripke said that she had "mostly retired" from acting.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role2008 Dark Floors Emily Satellites & Meteorites Dr. Johnson 2009 Moon Tess Bell 2010 Leap Year Bride2011 The Guard Aoife O'Carroll Blackthorn Etta Place 2012 Not Fade Away Joy Dietz 2019 Two/One Martha
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001–2002 On Home Ground Cora Collins 10 episodes 2005 Whiskey Echo Rachel Television film2008 Being Human Lauren Episode: "Pilot" Raw Rebecca Marsh 6 episodes 2009 The Philanthropist Bella Olazabal The Bella Olazabal character was apparently dropped from The Philanthropist before it was aired. 2011–2012 Hell on Wheels Lily Bell Main cast (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes 2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Louise Shepard Main cast; 10 episodes2016–2017 House of Cards Hannah Conway Recurring role (season 4); Main cast (season 5); 15 episodes The Last Tycoon Kathleen Moore Main cast; 9 episodes 2019–2022 The Boys Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve Main cast; 22 episodes 2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Voice; episode: "I'm Your Pusher"
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